Rails Across Central New Jersey: Jersey Central * Reading * B&O * Lehigh Valley

Black & White photographs by Ralph Hallock during the steam era of the 'other' railroads that served central New Jersey: Railroads include: * Central Railroad of New Jersey * Reading Company * Baltimore & Ohio * Lehigh Valley Fascinated by the sight of steam, photographer Ralph Hallock began documenting the rail activity around his hometown of Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1939. This photo-history showcases Hallock's images of steam locomotives and freight and passenger trains operated by Jersey Central, Reading, Baltimore and Ohio and Lehigh Valley, from the World War II years through the late 1940s.